Technology
After a tough year, BitTorrent replaces CEO again (CNET)
CNET - Those keeping track of high-profile tech companies highly affected by the economic downturn can add BitTorrent to their list.
Internet revolution that elected Obama could save Earth: Gore (AFP)
AFP - Former US vice president Al Gore said an Internet revolution carrying Barack Obama to the White House should now focus its power on ...
OK, I'm glad we got hosed at the pump (CNET)
CNET - Long before I ever heard about personal computers, I was a huge fan of automobile design. When I was a kid, my room ...
Gene Simmons rushes to cash in on rock videogames (Reuters)
Reuters - Amid the flood of third-party instrument peripherals emerging for the new "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" music simulation games, God forbid if Gene ...
Does The Internet Generation Make For Bad Jurors?
The Lord Chief Justice in the UK has suggested that the internet generation aren't very good on juries because they're more used to reading information ...
Halliburton Tries To Patent Form Of Patent Trolling
We see all sorts of ridiculous patent applications and patents, but my favorites tend to be the patents that have to do with patents themselves ...
xkcd Uses Clickthrough EULAs To Eternal Advantage
And here's a little Friday afternoon fun for you. The latest xkcd comic takes on the issue of automatic end user license agreements that ...
Cops say they've nabbed 'Craigslist inner tube robber' (CNET)
CNET - Police in Monroe, Wash., say they've arrested that guy who robbed an armored car outside a bank, hired unsuspecting dress-alike decoys on Craigslist ...
Tethering Part of AT&T's Vision for Apple's iPhone (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Before you wake up in the morning, your iPhone downloads your news and tells your coffeemaker to start brewing. Then when you're up ...
Digg founder says economic meltdown prime time for Internet startups (AFP)
AFP - Digg founder Kevin Rose on Friday shined light on a stormy economic landscape, saying the climate is right for launching Internet startups. ...
